Scraper.



No. 898,709. PATENTED JULY 21, 1908.

W. IL COMPTON. I

SGRAPER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, 1907.

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WILLIAM H. COMPTON, OF ORLEANS, INDIANA.

SCRAPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1908.

Application filed November 23, 1907. Serial No. 403,565.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. COMPTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Orleans, in the county of Orange and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and useful Scraper, of which the following is aspecification.

' This invention has relation to scrapers and it consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter shown anddescribed.

The object of the invention is to provide a scraper with a means forpivotally attaching a bail thereto whereby the scraper maybe readilytilted with relation to the bail for dumping or unloading and wherebythe scraper will be held in proper relation to the bail while beingloaded.

In order to accomplish the object above set forth the scraper isprovided at its sides with guides which are pivotally engaged by' theend portions of the bail. Said guides are inclined with relation to thebottom of the scraper and are disposed from an elevated point at therear thereof downwardly-toward Said guides are made in several forms andthe ends of the bail are of such configuration or arrangement as toproperly cooperate with the specific form of guide with which it iscoupled.

The scraper is provided with a wheel journaled to an arm which in turnis pivoted to the bottom of the scraper. Said wheel is adapted to beswung under the scraper to sustain the weight of the same when it isbeing moved while unloaded and may be swung from under the scraper whenthe same is loaded and about to be moved.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the scraper provided with one form ofguide. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevationof the scraper provided with an other form of guide. Fig. 4 is an endelevation of a portion of scraper provided with the form of guide asillustrated in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a portion of a scraper provided with stillanother form of guide, and Fig. 6 is an end view of a portion of thescraper provided with the form of guide as illustrated in Fig. 5.

The scraper consists of the body 1 to which is attached the handles 2.The lugs 3 are attached to the bottom of the body 1 and ltllie e wheel 5is journaled upon the arm 4. The guides 6 are attached to the sides ofthe body 1 and are inclined with relation to the bottom of the body 1and are disposed from an elevated position at the rear portion of thesaid body in a downward direction toward the forward edge of the body.The ends of the bail 7 slidably engage the guides 6 and are alsopivotally connected with the same.

In the form of the invention as shown in Fig. 1 the guides 6 consist ofround rods 8 which are secured at their ends to the sides of the body 1and which are spaced from the same at intermediate ortions. The ends ofthe bail 7 are provi ed with the loops 9 which receive the intermediateportions of the rods 8, said loops 9 are adapted to slide along theintermediate portions of the rods 8 and permit the body 1 to tilt whenthey engage the end portions or curved portions of the rods 8. Theextremities of the ends of the bail 7 arebent against and in engagementwith the end portions of the said bail so that the loops 9 completelysurround the rods 8 and are not liable to be twisted out of shape orposition.

In the form of the invention, as shown in Fig. 3, the guides 6 consistof the parallel side parts 10, 10 having elongated perforations 11 andwhich are provided with thedepending flange 12. The flange 12 is attached to the side of the body 1 and the ends of the bail 7 are providedwith cross pins 13 having the friction rollers 14 journaled thereon. Thepins 13 lie within the openings 11 of the adjacent side parts 10 whilethe friction rollers 14 engage the edges of the said openings 11. Thelower end portions of the bail 7 operate in the spaces between the sideparts 10 of the guides 6.

In the form of the invention, as shown in Fig. 5, the guides 6 areprovided with the depending flanges 15 which are attached to the sidesof the body 1 and with the side parts 16 which are spaced from the sidesof the body 1 and which are provided with elongated openings 17. Thearms 18 are bolted to the opposite sides of the ends of the bail 7 andare connected together at their lower portions by a cross pin 19 whichpasses transversely through the opening 17 and upon which is mounted afriction roller 20 which operates against the edges of the said opening.

In all the forms of the guides 6 described, the said guides are providedwith detachable stops 21 which are adapted to be located near theforward ends of the guides for the purpose of preventing the lower endsof the bail 7 or their attachments from moving along and cooperatingwith the rear portions of the said guides. Thus, when it is desired touse the scraper, in the ordinary manner, and having pivotal movementonly between the body 1 the stops 21 are placed in position upon theguides 6 and the ends of the bail 7 are prevented from moving along therear' portion of the said guides, while'at the same time the bail haspivotal connection with the forward portion of the guides.

When it is desired that the bail should have movement longitudinallyalong the guides when the scraper is being unloaded, as for instance,when it is used in connection with a tripod or derrick for elevating thesame over a-wagon body or other receptacle the stops 21 are removed fromthe guides 6. Thus, when the rear portion of the body 1 is slightlyelevated the guides 6 will move longitudinally along the ends of thebail 7 and the scraper is unloaded with less manual exertion than if thebody 1 had pivotal movement only with relation to the ends of the bail.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters- Patent is:

1. A scraper, guides mounted upon the sides thereof, a bail slidablymounted upon the guides and being pivotally connected thereto.

2. A scraper, guides mounted upon the sides thereon and being inclinedfrom the rear portion of the scraper downwardly toward the forwardportion of the same, a bail slidably mounted upon a guide and beingpivotally connected therewith.

3. A scraper, guides attached tothe sides thereof, a bail slidablyengaging the sides and being pivotally connected thereto and detachablestops adapted to be applied to the guides and entering the path of thebail.

4. A scraper, rods attached to the sides of the same and being spacedfrom the said sides, a bail having loops provided at its ends whichreceive the said rods and are adapted to slide upon the same.

5. A scraper, uides attached to the side of the same an consisting ofspaced side parts having elongated openings, a bail having end portionswhich lie in the spaces between the side parts of the guides and a crosspin attached to the bail ends and projecting into said openings.

6. A scraper, guides attached to the same, and having flanges andportions spaced from the sides of the scraper, said portions beinprovided with elongated openings, a bai iaving arms attached to theopposite side of its ends, the lower portion of'said arms lying upon theopposite sides of the spaced portions of the guides and pins connectingthe lower portions of the arms together and passin through the openingsin the guides.

In'testirnony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature inthe presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. COMPTON.

Witnesses:

FRANK WORRELL, JAMEs A. JENKINS.

